Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-07-28
REGULATIONS.
reared by their giant hands, is chang

FeaTeu Dy Inelr giant hands, is chang
ing, form and substance, under Lillipu.
tian cobblers; to see the American i'd ea
OF liberty with law, order and decency
i give place to base importations from
less favored climes; to see these things
pushed aside by faction and caste; to
see secret military organizations draw
ing away from the ancient American
traditions those whose duty it is to be
American first and always-to see these
things is to lose faith in the stability OF
government founded upon individual
liberty, universal suffrage, and mix
ed and non-homogeneous popu1ace.
In country where individual equal
ity is the cornerstone of the edifice of
government, and the Lawmakers, law
expounders, and law-enforcers are
chosen by the people, each citizen hav-
ing an equal voice in that choice, those
officers so chosen represent not only
the law in action. and are the agents
of the whole people, but they also are
and especially the chief executives
the repositories of the majesty of the
whole, and the sacred. honor of each
individual citizen of the Republic.
And when an insult is offered to the
chief magistrate, no matter who he
may be. nor to what political party be-
longing-an insult professedly given be-
cause of official action which he felt
called upon to take in the light of his
official oath; whether that insult come
from foreign enemy or unworthy citi-
zen, it is.one given to the whole people,
and an assault upon the national honor;
and when such comes from a consider
able number of citizens, it shows that
they understand not the duties, and
are beneath the dignities. of American
and, further, that that cit
is deteriorating, and to an
extent, when such conduct is |
by an outraged people.
The people of st. LOUIS invited a
secret military organization to that city
to enjoy its hospitality, and raised one
hundred thousand dollars with which
W CbtC1 tolu lt dASO 1uSlICu tuc
President of the United States, who is
exofficio commander-iu-chief of our
armies and navy.
Many chiefs among the G.. A. R.,
numerous officers, and subordinate
odges, refused to share Missouri hos
otality with their hosts and their chief
and threatened to insult
lim if he came.
If a private guest in private house
% acted toward another private visitor,
t would be in order to show him the
loor, nor should he stand on the order
# his going while there is strength in
trong right arms, or courage in brave
learts. Oh! but the G.. A. r. is the
alt of the earth, which Tuttle, the
lotion Brigadier, claims would be de-
lied by admission of Democrats. By
he way, thank God, not many Demo-
rats have joined!
This Outrageous conduct is not all.
IN the anniversary of the nations birth
his 6. A. r., these sole, only, and
lone patriots, while marching down
treet, stopped their procession, and
efused to bulge till our chief magis-
rates picture was removed, 50 that
hey need not pass it.
Suppose such had happened at Vicks-
urgh, or Richmond, or Charleston, in
n ex-Confederate procession, in con-
ection with Grants or Lincoln's pict-
- II.
ir from every four-doliar-a-month b
ension claim-agent in the land. I
The Grand Army of the Republic is D
would-be military aristocracy, sOith Il
ictdting 1orociiUities; is un-American :,
! nature and principle; is dangerous 4
vhen carried to its legitimate conclu- ! !
on. The Grand Army of the Repub- =
c must go, and. unless il reforms IL
slf and mighty quick, the sooner, the A
etter.